Amid crippling sanctions over its nuclear weapons program, Iran is continuing to prepare itself for war against the West, and now is warning of a coming great event.

“In light of the realization of the divine promise by almighty God, the Zionists and the Great Satan (America) will soon be defeated,” Ayatollah Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader, is warning.

Khamenei, speaking to hundreds of youths from more than 70 countries attending a world conference on the Arab Spring just days ago, told a cheering crowd in Tehran that “Allah’s promises will be delivered and Islam will be victorious.”

The countries represented included Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Palestine [/b]and [b]Tunisia, all of which have been involved in the Arab Spring.

In his remarks, Khamenei advised the youths to remain vigilant, stating that[b] the Islamic awakening in the region has delivered several blows to the enemies of Islam and that all Muslims[/b], despite their own historical and social differences, remain united in opposing the “evil hegemony of the Zionists and the Americans.”

Khamenei then claimed the[b] current century as the century of Islam[/b] and promised that human history is on the verge of a great event and that soon the world will realize the power of Allah.

Many clerics in Iran have stated that Khamenei is the deputy of the last Islamic messiah on earth and that obedience to him is necessary for the final glorification of Islam.

http://patriotupdate.com/18094/iran-warns-world-of-coming-great-event

"frosbel",the reappearance of the 12th Imam (ajtfs) is not mentioned in the article.how did you conclude this "great event" predicted by Ayatollah Khamanei is about the coming of the 12th Imam,the Mahdi (as),who will reappear shortly before the coming of Prophet Jesus (as)? the reappearance of the 12th Imam (as) is in the hand of God Almighty alone.

also,Ayatollah Ali Khamanei is not the "deputy of the 12th Imam".any such claims or association i see them as figurative and not literal.